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955 Eudora St., Suite 1604, Denver, CO 80220
650 S Cherry St, Suite 1225, Denver, CO 80246
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1471 Stuart St., Denver, CO 80204
2410 35th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634
7535 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231
1775 Sherman St, Suite 2600, Denver, CO 80203
8213 W 20th St, Suite G, Greeley, CO 80634
437 W Colfax Ave, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80204
1563 North Gilpin St, Denver, CO 80218
12625 E. Euclid Drive, Centennial, CO 80111
1660 Lincoln St, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80264
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 650, Denver, CO 80203
1540 Main St, Suite 218-313, Windsor, CO 80550
501 S Cherry St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80246
427 W 13th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
5231 S Quebec St, Suite 250, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400, Littleton, CO 80129
720 South Colorado Blvd., Suite 410-N, Glendale, CO 80246
1873 S Bellaire Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80222
2701 Lawrence St, Suite 108, Denver, CO 80205
2590 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205
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44 Cook St, Suite 320, Denver, CO 80206
Sheridan Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Colorado state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine